Check out the new trailer for the upcoming Chao-Bin Su (silk)/John Woo (Red Cliff) film, Reign of Assasins (Jian Yu, Jianyu Jianghu), starring my favorite female martial artist, Michelle Yeoh, as well as Woo-sung Jung (The Good, The Bad, and the Weird), Barbie Hsu, Kelly Lin, and Xueqi Wang. The film is being produced by both John Woo and Terence Chang (Face/Off, Red Cliff) so expect some pretty amazing fight scenes. Find out more about the film and check out the trailer after the jump.
The film is going to be released in China in September 2010 while its release in HK will be in October. The Weinstein Co. has picked up the North American rights to the film.
The trailer itself comes off as a romantic action story about an assassin (Michelle Yeoh) trying to get out of the game but, as we all know, that is very difficult when you just so happen to take a blood oath saying that you can never leave the elite group. Although there are some cool aspects to the action in the trailer, I wasn’t immediately impressed like I usually am with these Chinese action films (maybe it’s because Donnie Yen isn’t in it). I think the action choreography will be great but the only way I will be able to tell is if I get to see a better trailer or the film itself.
Below you will find a synopsis containing spoilers and then followed by the trailer.
Possible Spoilers in the following synopsis, skip to trailer if you don’t want to know important details
In 428AD, Bodhi, a Southern India prince became a Buddhist monk and set off for China, earning a hallowed reputation as a mystical martial artist. Following his death, his remains mysteriously disappeared.
Hundreds of years later, Zhang, a high-ranking court official, is assassinated by Drizzle. Zhang’s son Jingxiu, whilst mourning his father’s death, is assailed by a group assassins. They leave him for dead, but somehow he survives and escapes their clutches.
Drizzle, a talented warrior herself, finds herself in possession of Bodhi’s remains, and begins her quest to return them to their rightful resting place at Yunhe Temple. The Black Stone, a team of deadly assassins who employed Drizzle, are also after the remains and the powerful secret they hold. To hide from The Black Stone, Drizzle undergoes drastic facial surgery and changes her name to Zeng Jing (Michelle Yeoh). She flees to Beijing, where she meets and falls in love with Jiang, soon to become her husband.
After a confrontation in Beijing, Zeng Jing’s identity is uncovered and both she and Jiang must flee for their lives. As Zeng Jing kills off members of the gang while they are on the run, she quickly realizes Jiang is actually Jingxiu, and he is seeking to avenge his father’s death. This leads to a lethal triangle and a fight to death between our hero Zeng Jing, Jiang and The Black Stone.
The only question remains who will be the last ones standing to uncover the secret of Bodhi’s remains?
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